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Extraordinary Forms of Aging: Life Narratives of Centenarians and Children with Progeria
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Abstract While aging and the life-course appear to be normalized processes, the complex construction of age at the intersection of biology, society, and culture remains opaque. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of age(ing) by exploring its construction through the analysis of extraordinary cas... view more
While aging and the life-course appear to be normalized processes, the complex construction of age at the intersection of biology, society, and culture remains opaque. This study contributes to a deeper understanding of age(ing) by exploring its construction through the analysis of extraordinary cases. Focusing on life narratives of centenarians and children with progeria, Julia Velten analyzes the way in which these people experience age(ing) and shows how these experiences can contribute to our understanding of age. Situated at the intersection of aging studies and medical humanities, the study explores what extraordinary age(ing) can tell us about aging processes in general.... view less
Keywords
literature; body; medicine; cultural studies; aging
Classification
Other Fields of Humanities
Gerontology
Free Keywords
Life Writing; Illness Narratives; Centenarians; Progeria; Aging Studies; American Studies
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
251 p.
Series
Aging Studies, 23
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839462775
ISSN
2702-8003
ISBN
978-3-8394-6277-5
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed